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Daniella Bondar

Paul Manafort Allegedly Told Some Whoppers To Prosecutors Despite His Plea Deal

By Daniella Bondar
It's been a hot minute since the country got an update on Paul Manafort's legal troubles. After being charged with 18 counts of alleged bank fraud, tax invasion, and hiding foreign bank accounts (and convicted on several of them) back in 2018,…

Barack Obama Had A Kind Message For Parkland Survivors On The Shooting Anniversary

By Daniella Bondar
Feb. 14, 2019, marks one year since a gunman opened fire at the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, killing 17 people. Many of the survivors of that day have since committed to championing gun control reform in this country…

Donald Trump Jr. Shared His Romantic Valentine's Day Plans With Kimberly Guilfoyle

By Daniella Bondar
If there's one thing you can count on even in 2019, it's that Valentine's Day will still come knocking. Every Feb. 14 the world puts on some rose-tinted shades, stuffs all your favorite treats in hearts, and fills up pricey restaurants all over…

If You're Worrying About How To Declare Your Student Loans On Your Taxes, Take A Breath

By Daniella Bondar
If you're a college or post-grad in America, odds are you're probably relying on some student loans to foot the bill for your education. But if you took out some money to pay for school, now that it's tax season you might be wondering if student…

Trump Reportedly Loves Golf Enough He Has A VR Simulator At The White House

By Daniella Bondar
Even the leader of the free world needs a hobby and President Donald Trump's is apparently golf. Even with a country to run, the president can always find the time to hit the links — at least virtual ones. According to a Feb. 11 report by The…

If You Got A Lower Tax Refund This Year, It's Not Just You

By Daniella Bondar
While biting winters and blistery summers aren't fun, there's another season that most of us would skip if given the chance: tax season. The only light at the end of the tunnel of filling out forms and grimacing at your finances is that coveted tax…

Just Hope The Government Stays Open If You Want Your Tax Refund On Time

By Daniella Bondar
No, folks, you're not experiencing a mean case of déjà vu, the government might actually be heading towards yet another shutdown. If President Donald Trump and leading Democrats can't come to some sort of agreement on border security funding by Feb.…

Nancy Pelosi Doesn't Seem Worried About Another Government Shutdown

By Daniella Bondar
After a partial government shutdown that lasted more than a month, the government is back up and working again, but that doesn't mean it's permanent. There's another funding decision deadline approaching and if President Donald Trump and the…

You Might Want To Consider This Before Paying Your Taxes With A Credit Card

By Daniella Bondar
When it comes to super helpful pieces of plastic, credit cards are pretty much at the top of the list — next to toothbrushes and those little tables that keep cheese on your pizza and off the box. They've been known to get people out of a few jams,…

The Green New Deal Policy Proposal Covers More Than Just Climate Change

By Daniella Bondar
There's a new congressional class in town, and they're not messing around. Back in November, a team of environmental activists with Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-New York) by their side made it known that time was up on climate change reform.…

Melania Trump Had Some Charming Interactions At The State Of The Union

By Daniella Bondar
Sure, most of the focus during the State of the Union was on the president — especially because it was a moment that was in danger of not even happening — but you can't have a successful recap of the event without taking note of all the key players,…

Photos Of Trump's Second State Of The Union Vs. Obama's Mark Some Change

By Daniella Bondar
Can you believe that another year of President Donald Trump's presidency has gone by? Maybe you didn't think the country would make it to this point, but on Feb. 5, Trump delivered his second State of the Union address and these photos of Trump's…

This Is Who Stayed Behind As Designated Survivor For The State Of The Union This Year

By Daniella Bondar
I know it sounds straight out of television (which it is) but the designated survivor is actually a real thing. When the country's most important officials are scheduled to all congregate in one place during a major event like the State of the…

Democrats Are Sticking To Tradition About Cheering Trump's State Of The Union

By Daniella Bondar
If you watched President Donald Trump deliver his State of the Union on Tuesday, Feb. 5, you might have noticed that half the room was a little quiet during his speech. While Republicans clapped for most of the president's address, Democrats weren't…

State Of The Union Viewers Are Wondering One Major Thing About Ruth Bader Ginsburg

By Daniella Bondar and Hannah Golden
President Donald Trump delivered his State of the Union address on Feb. 5 — which, for the weeks leading up to it, is a sentence I wasn't sure I'd get to say. But now that it's happened the focus can be shifted to the speech itself, or, maybe more…

Filing Your Taxes As Head Of Household Could Mean Great Things, But Tread Carefully

By Daniella Bondar
Sometimes taxes make me reconsider the whole workforce thing. Like, is it really worth all that paperwork? Okay, so I guess I need money for necessities like rent and feeding my La Croix habit, but knowing that tax season is always around the corner…

It's So Cold In Chicago That Frost Is Forming Indoors & It's Literally Chilling

By Daniella Bondar
Winter weather is officially here, but however bad you think you have it it's nothing to some people. On Wednesday, Jan. 30 folks in the Midwest got hit with temperatures way below zero as a result of the polar vortex. It might be hard to picture…

Here's What To Know About The Polar Vortex That's Literally Freezing The Nation

By Daniella Bondar
All the fun parts of winter are officially over, and the cruel bitter reality of that January chill is knocking on your door, and it's about to get worse. If you walked outside recently and thought "nope," you're not alone. There's a polar vortex…

Getting Your W-2 Form Is The Easiest Thing You'll Do All Month

By Daniella Bondar
If you're anything like me then you must spend at least half the year pretending taxes don't exist, and the other half of the year worrying about taxes. Filing your taxes can be really stressful and kind of daunting, especially if it's your first…

Here’s How To Help Federal Employees Hit By The Shutdown, Because This Is Serious

By Daniella Bondar
If you're keeping track, it's been over a month since the government went fishing on Dec. 22 over $5 billion in funding for President Donald Trump's border security proposal — which includes a border wall between the U.S. and Mexico. With the…